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TEACHER: MISS LORENA LAZOSINTERMEDIO 1

PAST SIMPLE OF REGULAR VERBSAFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS

I played I did not play I didn´t play

You played You did not play You didn´t play

He played He did not play He didn´t play

She played She did not play She didn´t play

It played It did not play It didn´t play

We played We did not play We didn´t play

You played You did not play You didn´t play

They played They did not play The didn´t play

QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

Did I play? Yes, I did. No, I didn´t.

Did you play? Yes, you did. No, you didn´t.

Did he play? Yes, he did. No, he didn´t.

Did she play? Yes, she did. No, she didn´t.

Did it play? Yes, it did. No, it didn´t.

Did we play? Yes, we did. No, we didn´t.

Did you play? Yes, you did. No, you didn´t.

Did they play? Yes, they did. No, they didn´t.

FORMATION OF THE PAST SIMPLE OF REGULAR VERBS

Most verbs take –ed. Start = started

Verbs ending in –e, take –d. Dance = danced

Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, take –ied.

Try = triedBut

Play = playedVerbs with one syllable ending in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant before the –ed.

Stop = stopped

Verbs with two or more syllables ending in a stressed vowel + one consonant, double the consonant before the –ed.

Prefer = preferredBut

Answer = answeredVerbs ending in one vowel + -I, double the –I before the –ed.

Travel = travelledBut

Sail = sailed

PAST SIMPLE OF IRREGULAR VERBS• Irregular verbs don´t take –ed in the past simple.

• We use the past simple for:– Actions that started and were completed at a specific time in the

past.• “We bought our housesfive years ago.”

– Habitual or repeated actions in the past.• “I always went to bed early whe i lived with my parents.”

– For completed actions that happened one after the other in the past.• “Yesterday I got up at 8:00, had breakfast and left for school.”

AFFIRMATIVE I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they = went

NEGATIVE I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they = didn´t go

QUESTIONS Did I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they = go?

TIME EXPRESSIONS

Yesterday, in 1980, etc., two hours ago, five years ago, etc., last night / week / Sunday/ march, etc.

• Past simple of the verb be

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

I / he / she / it was I / he / she / it wasn´t (=was not)

We / you / they were We / you / they weren´t (=were not)

QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

Was I / he / she / it ? Yes, I / he / she / it was.Yes, we / you / they were.

Were we / you / they ? No, I / he / she / it wasn´t.No, we / you / they weren´t.

• The verb could

• Could is the past tense of can. We use it to talk about the ability in the past.“My sister could play the piano when she was seven.”

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVEI / he / she / it I / he / she / it Could not

Could walk walkWe / you / they We / you / they Couldn´t

QUESTIONSI / he / she / it

Could Walk ?We / you / they

SHORT ANSWERSI / he / she / it I / he / she / it

Yes, Could. No, Couldn´t.

We / you / they We / you / they

PAST PROGRESSIVEAFFIRMATIVEI was eating

You were eatingHe was eatingShe was eatingIt was eating

We were eatingYou were eating

They were eating

NEGATIVE

FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS

I was not eating I wasn´t eating

You were not eating You weren´t eating

He was not eating He wasn´t eating

She was not eating She wasn´t eating

It was not eating It wasn´t eating

We were not eating We weren´t eating

You were not eating You weren´t eating

They were not eating They weren´t eating

QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

Was I eating? Yes, I was. No, I wasn´t.

Were you eating? Yes, you were. No, you weren´t.

Was he eating? Yes, he was. No, he wasn´t.

Was she eating? Yes, she was. No, she wasn´t.

Was it eating? Yes, it was. No, it wasn´t.

Were we eating? Yes, we were. No, we weren´t.

Were you eating? Yes, you were. No, you weren´t.

Were they eating? Yes, they were. No, they weren´t.

• We use the past progressive:

– For an action that was happening at a specific point of time in the past.• “I was waching TV at 7 o´clock yesterday evening.”

– To describe background scenes to a story.• “Jill was walking in the forest and it was raining.”

– For actions that were happening at the same time in the past. In this case we usually use while.• “While i was watching TV, my father was cooking.

PAST SIMPLE-PAST PROGRESSIVE TIME CLAUSES (WHEN, WHILE)

• We use the Past Progressive and the Past Simple in the same sentence when one action interrupted another in the past. We use the Past Progressive for the longer action and the Past Simple for the shorter action. In this case we usually use while or when.

– “While I was driving, I saw a cat in the street.”

– “I was sleeping when the telephone rang.”

ADVERBS OF MANNER• Adverbs of manner describe how something

happens.We form most adverbs of manner by adding –ly to the adjective.

Quiet = quietlyCareful = carefully

Adjectives ending in a consonant + -y, drop the –y and take –ily.

Easy = easily

Adjectives ending in –le, drop the –e and take –y.

Terrible = terribly

Irregular adverbs Good = wellFast = fast

Hard = hardLate = late

Early = early

USED TO

• We us “used to” to talk about something that happened regularly in the past, but no longer does.– “We used to go skateboarding ever afternoon when

were young.”

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

I / He / She / It I / He / She / It

Used to play Didn´t used to play

We / You / They We / You / They

QUESTIONSI / He / She / It

Did Use to play?We / You / They